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This post category is for match reports for Summer League matches. In the future, it will be updated automatically with match results after they are entered into the database by team captains.

Summer 2024 Week 9 Results

Match Results

P/A – Abingdon Utd@ConClub 5 – Plum Pudding 1; Legs (20-15, 22-22, 24-20)

P/A – Berinsfield SC A 0 – Steventon Sports SC A 6; Legs (23-31, 23-32, 16-22)

P/A – Bystander A 6 – College Oak A 0; Legs (24-23, 26-20, 21-17)

P/A – The Vine Cumnor 2 – Red Lion Drayton 4; Legs (23-16, 17-21, 20-22)

B – Abingdon RBL 0 – Harwellian B 6; Legs (7-11, 7-14, 12-14)

B – Abingdon United C 5 – The Fox Denchworth 1; Legs (15-15, 14-11, 14-11)

B – Stanford in the Vale FC 4 – The Croft Bar 2; Legs (9-5, 10-12, 12-6)

B – The Grapes B 6 – The Bell A Grove 0; Legs (14-10, 19-8, 17-6)

B – The Plough Long Wittenham 3 – Fleur de Lys A, Hagbourne 3; Legs (7-12, 9-9, 14-7)

C – Boundary House 6 – The Bear and Ragged Staff Cumnor 0; Legs (17-12, 17-12, 14-8)

C – The Bell B Grove 2 – The Oak Didcot 4; Legs (15-10, 13-14, 14-18)

C – The Prince of Wales Shippon 5 – The Grapes A 1; Legs (13-12, 13-11, 13-13)

C – The Waggon and Horses Southmoor 4 – Eight Bells Eaton 2; Legs (7-12, 16-12, 15-13)

D – College Oak B 6 – The Queens Arms 0; Legs (11-6, 13-11, 11-10)

D – Harwellian A 4 – Brewery Tap 2; Legs (15-9, 7-13, 11-6)

D – Red Lion B Drayton 4 – Berinsfield SC B 2; Legs (5-7, 14-9, 10-4)

D – The Lamb A Wantage 5 – The Chequers Charney 1; Legs (10-10, 14-8, 12-10)

D – The Midget 4 – The Plough Hanney 2; Legs (7-8, 12-11, 10-4)

E – Hanney RBL 2 – Marcham Centre A 4; Legs (9-8, 8-9, 4-14)

E – Horse & Jockey A 0 – The Wheatsheaf Didcot 6; Legs (4-8, 2-9, 6-9)

E – North Star A Steventon 6 – Bystander B 0; Legs (13-9, 17-9, 13-5)

E – Steventon Sports SC B 0 – RAL SC 6; Legs (5-7, 10-12, 10-13)

F – Fleur de Lys B Hagbourne 5 – North Star B Steventon 1; Legs (9-9, 12-5, 9-8)

F – Grove RFC 5 – Horse and Jockey B Stanford i-t-V 1; Legs (6-4, 7-7, 8-6)

F – Marcham Centre B 4 – Bystander C 2; Legs (10-3, 8-11, 12-7)

F – Sutton Courtenay FC 6 – The Plough Appleton 0; Legs (14-6, 12-9, 13-9)

Blobbers

Adam Harris (Hanney RBL), Alan Wilkinson (The Plough Hanney), Andy Latimer (North Star B Steventon), Billy O’Connell (Bystander C), Carey Lewis (Harwellian B), Charlotte Newbold (Steventon Sports SC B), David Carroll (RAL SC), Greg Coombs (Horse & Jockey A), Ian Bargus (The Croft Bar), Ian Crayford (The Chequers Charney), Joe Bowler (Eight Bells Eaton), John Walton (Berinsfield SC B), Jorge Eversion (Grove RFC), Kay Johnson (Brewery Tap), Keith Connolly (The Wheatsheaf Didcot), Keith McConnell (The Wheatsheaf Didcot), Lee Hutton (Marcham Centre A), Mark Jones (Brewery Tap), Mark Sheldon (Horse and Jockey B Stanford i-t-V), Martin Danby (North Star B Steventon), Rob France (Marcham Centre B), Scott Gardner (Horse & Jockey A), Stevie Hedges (The Queens Arms).

Sixers

Nick Moore (RAL SC).

Fivers

Alex Chamberlain 4-5-3 (Berinsfield SC A) – Week 9

Arran Gray 1-5-3 (The Oak Didcot) – Week 9

David Dix 5-3-4 (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) – Week 9

John Gould 0-5-1 (Red Lion B Drayton) – Week 9

Leigh Clapton 3-5-4 (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) – Week 9

Liam Brooks 5-3-2 (The Bell B Grove) – Week 9

Liam Priest 0-5-1 (The Queens Arms) – Week 9

Mick Brown 1-5-1 (The Grapes B) – Week 9

Phil Adams 3-5-3 (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) – Week 9

Rick Fletcher 5-5-1 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 9

 

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EGM and Competitions

On Tuesday evening the planned EGM to discuss the outstanding 2024 Competitions was held and was reasonably well attended.

The Chairman  outlined the purpose of the meeting and why it had been called which was primarily because of the lack of entries received, which in turn, had led to the planned team Competitions that were due to be held in June having to be postponed. The extension of the entry date had marginally increased the number of entries, but at the date (2nd July) the Committee still felt there were insufficient entries to justify holding the Competitions. The cost of trophies for limited numbers was also a consideration, but it has always been recognised that the cost of competitions, an essential part of our Association since it’s conception over 60 years ago are never going to pay their own way.

One of the reasons it was felt necessary to call an EGM was to try and establish the reasons for the lack of entries. 

A number of thoughts were put forward by the club representatives which included the problem of  holding the Competitions on Sundays (agreed at the 2024 AGM), lack of knowledge of the  Competitions by the players, assumed ability to compete with the Premier/A section sides, lack of handicaps to incentivise teams from lower sections and several others.

The number of entries for each competition received to date which, with the exception of the Singles and Pairs was still considered insufficient to run the remaining Competitions this season unless more entries could be generated and a number of teams represented said they would be prepared to enter teams.

After much discussion the following points were discussed and agreed. 

  • No Competition will be held in 2024 unless a minimum of 8 entries are received
  • The entry date for all Competitions will be extended until July 18th. If  less than 8 entries have been received by hat date that Competition will not take place this season.
  • Wednesday September 10th (week 19 as it were) will be set aside as the revised date for the team 3’s, 4’s, and 5’s competitions. All entries MUST be received by July 18th either via the Team Support link on the website or direct to Roger Nichols (roger.nichols@hotmail.com) together with the entry fees £1 per person per competition. Team members should be named where possible, but it is not essential at the time of entry. Venue and timings will be confirmed after July 18th.
  • The planned introduction/re-introduction of Competitions for both teams and players from the lower sections needs to be re-launched in 2025 as there has been little or no interest this year.

The Singles and Pairs Competitions will be held, as planned, on Sunday August 11th at Abingdon United FC. The draws will be made on the day. Assuming sufficient entries the Captains and Secretaries Competitions will also take place on that day.

A number of other suggestions received at the meeting will be included for discussion and, if appropriate agreement, at the 2025 AGM. These include the introduction of handicapping the team based competitions, the increase of registration fees to include automatic entry some of the Competitions, and the extension of the Summer season to free up some Wednesday’s for Competitions (this could involve reducing the number of teams in sections).

Well, I think that about summarises the discussions and outcomes from Tuesday’s meeting.

The Committee would like to thank the attendees or their contribution on the night and their commitment to share the outcomes with their team mates to boost the entries in the next couple of weeks. We really want all of these  Competitions to take place, but it will only happen if we get he minimum entry numbers by July 18th.

Registration forms are still on the website so please let’s get those entries in and make our Competitions both valued and competitive!!

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Summer 2024 Week 8 Results

Match Results

P/A – Berinsfield SC A 4 – The Vine Cumnor 2; Legs (23-20, 27-25, 19-23)

P/A – Croft Nomads 2 – Abingdon Utd@ConClub 4; Legs (22-21, 20-21, 21-27)

P/A – Steventon Sports SC A 2 – Plum Pudding 4; Legs (24-21, 22-23, 16-25)

P/A – Red Lion Drayton 4 – Bystander A 2; Legs (21-27, 21-15, 25-20)

B – Abingdon RBL 2 – Abingdon United C 4; Legs (14-8, 13-16, 10-12)

B – Fleur de Lys A, Hagbourne 5 – The Fox Denchworth 1; Legs (9-8, 11-11, 18-6)

B – Harwellian B 4 – The Croft Bar 2; Legs (16-12, 11-12, 12-10)

B – The Bell A Grove 6 – Stanford in the Vale FC 0; Legs (13-10, 17-12, 15-13)

B – The Plough Long Wittenham 2 – The Grapes B 4; Legs (11-17, 8-13, 13-10)

C – Abingdon Con Club 2 – The Waggon and Horses Southmoor 4; Legs (16-17, 16-4, 11-13)

C – Boundary House 2 – The Bell B Grove 4; Legs (10-9, 9-11, 8-10)

C – The Grapes A 2 – The Oak Didcot 4; Legs (14-13, 11-14, 14-15)

D – College Oak B 4 – Red Lion B Drayton 2; Legs (8-9, 15-10, 16-10)

D – The Chequers Charney 2 – Harwellian A 4; Legs (10-12, 11-10, 9-10)

D – The Midget 6 – The Lamb A Wantage 0; Legs (13-11, 16-10, 13-12)

D – The Plough Hanney 3 – Berinsfield SC B 3; Legs (13-9, 8-8, 6-14)

D – The Queens Arms 2 – Brewery Tap 4; Legs (10-8, 13-14, 4-18)

E – Horse & Jockey A 0 – North Star A Steventon 6; Legs (1-12, 5-11, 3-4)

E – RAL SC 2 – Hanney RBL 4; Legs (9-10, 14-5, 10-17)

E – The Lamb B Wantage 4 – Bystander B 2; Legs (8-13, 12-11, 12-7)

E – The Wheatsheaf Didcot 6 – Marcham Centre A 0; Legs (13-11, 17-14, 16-7)

F – Bystander C 3 – Horse and Jockey B Stanford i-t-V 3; Legs (7-7, 6-8, 10-6)

F – Marcham Centre B 0 – Sutton Courtenay FC 6; Legs (5-7, 3-6, 8-9)

F – North Star B Steventon 4 – Grove RFC 2; Legs (9-6, 9-5, 5-7)

F – WADS Bar 4 – Fleur de Lys B Hagbourne 2; Legs (12-12, 13-9, 12-12)

Blobbers

Ashley Wheeler (The Waggon and Horses Southmoor), Ben Newman (Bystander C), Bob Humphreys (The Plough Long Wittenham), Chris Hoy (Bystander B), Chris Wilding (North Star B Steventon), Duncan Nicholls (Grove RFC), Edward Houlihan (Boundary House), Enya Mayall (Horse & Jockey A), Harvey Dundson (North Star B Steventon), James Smith (The Plough Hanney), Keith Brown (The Plough Long Wittenham), Liam Stapleton (Hanney RBL), Robbie Cook (Grove RFC), Scott Gardner (Horse & Jockey A), Viv Albin (Bystander B).

Sixers

David Dix (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) & Simon Winterbourne (Plum Pudding).

Fivers

Colin Brind 5-3-2 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 8

David Dix 5-3-6 (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) – Week 8

David Mott 5-1-3 (Bystander A) – Week 8

Dean Bowler 5-1-2 (Red Lion Drayton) – Week 8

Glenn Woolley 1-1-5 (Red Lion Drayton) – Week 8

Mike Phipps 5-1-3 (The Waggon and Horses Southmoor) – Week 8

Phil Adams 3-5-4 (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) – Week 8

Scott Humphries 2-2-5 (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) – Week 8

Steve Martin 5-2-3 (Bystander A) – Week 8

Steve Peedell 2-5-3 (The Vine Cumnor) – Week 8

Stuart Wilson 2-5-2 (Berinsfield SC A) – Week 8

 

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Look back at week 8 and a reminder about tomorrow’s EGM for all teams

Well last Wednesday was another dry and fine night with generally good scoring across the sections although in the lower sections one or two leg scores did look like close  football scores, but thankfully there weren’t any no score draws!!

Last week’s results did however have some impact on the league leadership and Abingdon United@Con Club’s 4-2 victory over previous leaders Croft Nomads saw last year’s Premier section champions take top spot by a single point, but they do have, significantly, a game in hand which will this week give them the opportunity to draw further ahead when they host The Plum Pudding the current A section joint leaders. For Abingdon United@Con Club last week Dave Dix included another maximum 6 as he amassed another 14 dolls. Dave was ably assisted by team mates Phil Adams and Bob Duffy with 12 and 11 dolls respectively. The first 2 legs with the Croft setting were close encounters with just a doll between the teams, but the final leg saw United set 27 which proved too many for the Croft to chase and they fell well short. 

Elsewhere in the Premier /A section there were 4-2 wins Berinsfield against The Vine with Alec Chamberlain hitting 10 dolls for Berinsfield and Steve Peedell matching that for The Vine for The Red Lion against The Bystander despite Steve Martin’s 10 doll haul for the Bystander and a 4-2 win for the Plum Pudding for whom Paul Leach hit 12 dolls and Simon Winterbourne hit a maximum 6 in the third leg against College Oak A whose Matty Belcher also grabbed a 10 doll haul.

The B section saw early season leaders fall to their second successive 6-0 defeat this time at the hands of The Bell A who joined Stanford at the top of the table both with 30 points from their 8 games played. Elsewhere in the B section there was a welcome 5-1 win for the Fleur de Leys against The Fox, Denchworth, a first defeat of the season for the Croft Bar who went down 4-2 to Harwellian B and a good win for Abingdon United as they travelled to Abingdon’s west end to inflict a 4-2 defeat on Abingdon RBL.

The C section saw previously unbeaten Abingdon Con Club go down 4-2 to Waggon & Horses despite Mick Neal’s, the Bell Grove B made it a “double” for the pub when like their A team they managed a 4-2 win against the Boundary House and the Royal Oak secured a 4-2 result against The Grapes A.

The D section saw wins for the College Oak B who hosted the Red Lion B. Rick Selby hitting a very credible 10 dolls and Ian Northover of the Brewery Tap matched that with 10 of his own in the Tap’s 4-2 win over Didcot’s Queens Arms.

The E section newcomers Horse & Jockey A are still  striving to register their first point after a 6-0 defeat at home by the North Star A and their cause was not helped by only being able to field 7 players on the night. The F section saw a clash between the two teams vying for top position, both teams enjoying their first season in the league and it was the WADS bar who earned the honours with a 4-2 victory.

So after 8 weeks the sections are starting to take shape with Ab Utd@Con Club leading the way and an opportunity to increase their lead this week when nearest rivals Croft Nomads have a “rest day” following 2 successive defeats. Plum Pudding and Red Lion A are disputing the A section both with 30 points and The Bell Grove A have caught Stanford in the Vale FC with The Croft Bar just 1 point adrift and have a trip to Stanford this week. 

Despite last week’s setback Abingdon Con Club are still well clear in the C section and The Wheatsheaf Didcot lead the E section whilst in the F section it looks as if the first half of the season if maintained throughout the season will see a close contest between the WADs Bar and the Fleur de Leys B.

Dave Dix is once again leading the doll averages with a quite magnificent average of 4.11 dolls, but will he be the first to 100 dolls this season?

Finally, I just want remind all of us who play the need to recognise  that Aunt Sally is a game and one that is based not just on rivalry but on the goodwill and spirit in which it is played. Importantly, that our hosts the landlords and stewards of the pubs and clubs where we play, our team mates and our opponents are all involved because they want to enjoy the game as well as wanting to do their best as players, as teammates and whether they are playing, calling, picking up, chalking or just spectating so it’s important that we all treat each other with respect and courtesy whenever and wherever we play!

EGM

A final reminder about our Extraordinary General Meeting tomorrow (Tuesday 2nd) which is to discuss our scheduled  Competitions this year and beyond. It’s important that we have as many attendees as possible to determine a way forward which meets both the needs of the Competitions and which encourages as many individuals and teams to take part. 

Clearly at the moment, for whatever reasons, we haven’t got it right based on the number of entries received to date for 2024 including the proposed new competitions for players in the lower sections.

The meeting will take place at The Croft starting at 8pm and we need to hear your views not just the thoughts of one or two clubs.

 

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Summer 2024 Week 7 Results

Match Results

P/A – Abingdon Utd@ConClub 4 – Berinsfield SC A 2; Legs (30-19, 31-17, 20-21)

P/A – Bystander A 5 – Croft Nomads 1; Legs (29-19, 25-25, 24-16)

P/A – College Oak A 2 – Red Lion Drayton 4; Legs (20-22, 25-23, 20-23)

P/A – The Vine Cumnor 2 – Steventon Sports SC A 4; Legs (23-21, 25-29, 17-20)

B – Abingdon United C 1 – The Plough Long Wittenham 5; Legs (10-11, 13-18, 9-9)

B – Stanford in the Vale FC 0 – Abingdon RBL 6; Legs (10-15, 12-15, 14-15)

B – The Croft Bar 4 – The Bell A Grove 2; Legs (13-10, 15-13, 9-14)

B – The Fox Denchworth 0 – Harwellian B 6; Legs (12-15, 15-17, 13-14)

B – The Grapes B 4 – Fleur de Lys A, Hagbourne 2; Legs (12-13, 20-11, 18-14)

C – Eight Bells Eaton 0 – Abingdon Con Club 6; Legs (12-19, 9-17, 13-19)

C – The Bell B Grove 6 – The Prince of Wales Shippon 0; Legs (15-10, 10-9, 14-9)

C – The Oak Didcot 4 – The Bear and Ragged Staff Cumnor 2; Legs (11-13, 13-7, 13-5)

C – The Waggon and Horses Southmoor 0 – Boundary House 6; Legs (11-12, 13-16, 6-14)

D – Brewery Tap 5 – The Chequers Charney 1; Legs (12-9, 15-15, 13-9)

D – Harwellian A 6 – College Oak B 0; Legs (13-11, 10-7, 12-11)

D – Red Lion B Drayton 1 – The Midget 5; Legs (8-12, 10-10, 8-10)

D – The Lamb A Wantage 3 – The Plough Hanney 3; Legs (11-8, 9-9, 9-11)

E – Bystander B 2 – The Wheatsheaf Didcot 4; Legs (10-11, 14-15, 12-10)

E – Hanney RBL 6 – Horse & Jockey A 0; Legs (11-3, 8-4, 12-4)

E – Marcham Centre A 4 – RAL SC 2; Legs (6-7, 8-7, 15-10)

F – Grove RFC 2 – Marcham Centre B 4; Legs (8-10, 7-8, 11-8)

F – Horse and Jockey B Stanford i-t-V 5 – North Star B Steventon 1; Legs (4-4, 11-9, 8-7)

F – Sutton Courtenay FC 0 – WADS Bar 6; Legs (6-15, 10-15, 6-10)

F – The Plough Appleton 2 – Bystander C 4; Legs (4-4, 7-9, 7-7)

Blobbers

Andy Latimer (North Star B Steventon), Caroline Baker (Red Lion B Drayton), Chris Dennis (Sutton Courtenay FC), Chris Roberts (The Bear and Ragged Staff Cumnor), David Stallard (Horse & Jockey A), Derek Edwards (The Bell A Grove), Enya Mayall (Horse & Jockey A), Greg Coombs (Horse & Jockey A), Jack Checketts (Stanford in the Vale FC), Jess Bailey (North Star B Steventon), Marie Haynes (The Plough Hanney), Michael Littlechild (Horse and Jockey B Stanford i-t-V), Peter Kilby (The Fox Denchworth), Phil Neale (The Plough Appleton), Rob France (Marcham Centre B), Sylvia Lelowittis (RAL SC), Zach Tyler (Bystander C).

Sixers

Andrew Morton (Bystander A), David Dix (2) (Abingdon Utd@ConClub).

Fivers

Alan Bell 3-5-2 (Croft Nomads) – Week 7

Cameron King 4-5-3 (Brewery Tap) – Week 7

Jason Bowler 5-2-1 (Bystander A) – Week 7

Leigh Clapton 5-5-1 (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) – Week 7

Mick Christopher 1-1-5 (The Grapes B) – Week 7

Paul Barrett 4-5-3 (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) – Week 7

Rick Fletcher 5-4-3 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 7

Stephen J Fisher 3-5-3 (The Oak Didcot) – Week 7

 

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Last week’s high and low lights

Well, week 7 certainly started to provide some highlights and some low lights across the sections with some excellent scoring (by some!) and some very interesting team scores. pride of place last week must go to Abingdon United/Con Club both in terms of individual scoring and collective team performance. Dave Dix led the way with the first “double six” of the season and an overall tally of 15 dolls for Dixie! He was well supported by his team mates with Ken Fisher and Paul Barrett both hitting 12 dolls , Leigh Clapton and Phil Adams with 11 and 10 respectively both scored double figures as the team hit 30 dolls in the first leg beating that with 31 in their second leg. In reply Berinsfield SC A, whilst not being able to get close to the hosts did manage to salvage 2 points with a 21 to 20 leg win in the third.

Croft Nomads suffered  a very disappointing but deserved 5-1 defeat at The Bystander for whom Andrew Morton top scored with 12 dolls including a very tidy 6. Jumbo Mott, Duncan Taylor and Jason all contributed well for the home side who were without regulars Dave Hudson and Steve Martin on the night.  The Bystander  brought the Nomads who were, leading the table and were without Barry Townsend were brought back to reality with a bump. For Nomads Alan Bell top scored with 10 dolls, Ian Brook and Steve Enock also made good contributions but the other 5  team mates including yours truly could only muster 24 dolls from 90 sticks between them on the night!

Elsewhere in the Premier/A sections Steventon Sports with Rick Fletcher gathering another 12 dolls beat The Vine 4-2 and Matty Belcher’s 10 dolls were not enough for College Oak A who went down 4-2 to The Red Lion for whom both skipper Kevin Regan and Dean Bowler both hit 10 apiece.

 

In the B section The Croft Bar maintained their unbeaten record with another 4-2 victory against The Bell A, Kevin Luck top scoring for the Croft with a 10 doll haul. That’s four 4-2’s on the bounce for Croft.

Another team to suffer a disappointing night were B section league leaders Stanford in the Vale FC who went down to a 6-0 home defeat at the hands of Abingdon RBL.

Eslewhere in the B section there were wins for The Plough,Long Wittenham and Harwellian B.

In the C section Colin Grimes hit 10 another dolls for the Boundary House as they saw off the challenge of the Waggon &  Horses as his team eased home 6-0 and also in the C section Steven J Fisher was another double figure scorer with 10 dolls as the Royal Oak beat the Bear & Ragged Staff 4-2. The team to beat in this section are clearly Abingdon Con Club who reeled off their 7th straight win, this time another six nil  on their visit to the Eight Bells.

In the D section Cam King led the scoring with 11 dolls for the Brewery Tap as they overcame the Chequers. Also in the D section Steve Salter’s 10 dolls helped The Lamb A to a 3-3 share of the spoils against The Plough Hanney. Also in this section there were wins for Harwellian A, The Midget and Brewery Tap.

In the E section The Wheatsheaf remain unbeaten, and elsewhere  Marcham Centre A and the Horse & Jockey A, with a second successive win, and Steventon Sports B  were all winners on the night whilst in the F section the table is tightly contested between two newcomers WADS Bar, for whom Derrick Brown again top scored and the Fleur de Leys Hagbourne B who were without a fixture last week.

It is still early days to take the league tables too much to heart, but in the Premier Abingdon United/Con Club have closed to within 1 point of Croft Nomads with a game in hand so this week’s meeting of the two may lead to a change at the top. In the A section Red Lion A have caught early season leaders Plum Pudding. The B section Stanford in the Vale FC still lead the way from The Croft Bar and in the C section have already built a healthy lead at the top.

It’s Harwellian A leading the way in the D section and it’s nip and tuck in the E section with both The Wheatsheaf and Steventon Sports on 24 points. The F section looks equally tightly contested with two newcomers, WAD Bar and Fleur de Leys competing at the top of the table. Still a long way to go and  we are sure that there will be lots of twists and turns and a few surprised over the remaining 12 weeks of the season!

 

Enjoy the weather this week, it’s been a long time coming and maybe the warmth will help a few more sticks find the doll!

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Summer 2024 Week 6 Results

Match Results

P/A – Berinsfield SC A 3 – Bystander A 3; Legs (28-20, 22-23, 23-23)

P/A – Steventon Sports SC A 0 – Abingdon Utd@ConClub 6; Legs (11-22, 19-21, 24-25)

P/A – College Oak A 4 – Plum Pudding 2; Legs (20-19, 22-23, 25-22)

P/A – Red Lion Drayton 1 – Croft Nomads 5; Legs (20-24, 23-24, 28-28)

B – Fleur de Lys A, Hagbourne 0 – Abingdon United C 6; Legs (18-19, 15-18, 13-14)

B – Harwellian B 1 – The Grapes B 5; Legs (16-16, 16-19, 10-12)

B – The Bell A Grove 3 – Abingdon RBL 3; Legs (20-16, 5-9, 11-11)

B – The Croft Bar 4 – The Fox Denchworth 2; Legs (15-5, 10-11, 14-10)

B – The Plough Long Wittenham 0 – Stanford in the Vale FC 6; Legs (10-15, 11-13, 11-14)

C – Abingdon Con Club 6 – Boundary House 0; Legs (11-9, 14-12, 12-9)

C – Eight Bells Eaton 3 – The Oak Didcot 3; Legs (9-18, 9-6, 14-14)

C – The Grapes A 3 – The Bell B Grove 3; Legs (13-8, 9-20, 12-12)

C – The Prince of Wales Shippon 6 – The Waggon and Horses Southmoor 0; Legs (11-9, 13-10, 11-6)

D – Brewery Tap 2 – Berinsfield SC B 4; Legs (6-10, 6-12, 10-5)

D – The Chequers Charney 2 – College Oak B 4; Legs (9-6, 10-14, 7-8)

D – The Midget 2 – Harwellian A 4; Legs (7-12, 11-16, 14-12)

D – The Plough Hanney 3 – Red Lion B Drayton 3; Legs (16-13, 9-13, 12-12)

D – The Queens Arms 6 – The Lamb A Wantage 0; Legs (12-11, 14-4, 10-8)

E – Marcham Centre A 4 – Bystander B 2; Legs (12-10, 9-10, 10-8)

E – The Lamb B Wantage 2 – North Star A Steventon 4; Legs (7-13, 8-13, 10-9)

E – The Wheatsheaf Didcot 4 – Steventon Sports SC B 2; Legs (9-12, 15-12, 16-10)

F – Bystander C 1 – Fleur de Lys B Hagbourne 5; Legs (4-13, 10-10, 13-15)

F – Horse and Jockey B Stanford i-t-V 5 – The Plough Appleton 1; Legs (9-5, 9-5, 6-6)

F – North Star B Steventon 0 – Marcham Centre B 6; Legs (6-13, 7-12, 5-8)

F – WADS Bar 6 – Grove RFC 0; Legs (17-12, 9-5, 9-6)

Blobbers

Anthony Humphreys (Boundary House), -Bert Newman (Bystander A), -Charlie Harrison (WADS Bar), -Colin Fox (The Waggon and Horses Southmoor), -Hayden Wells (The Oak Didcot), -Lynne Mainstone (North Star B Steventon), -Mark Sheldon (Horse and Jockey B Stanford i-t-V), -Peter Kilby (The Fox Denchworth), -Richard Pike (The Lamb A Wantage), -Russell Stock (The Fox Denchworth), -Sarah Stacey (The Plough Appleton), -Sean Paul (North Star B Steventon), -Tom Doman (The Chequers Charney).

Sixers

Barry Townsend (Croft Nomads) & Leigh Clapton (Abingdon Utd@ConClub).

Fivers

Alec Chamberlain 5-3-4 (Berinsfield SC A) – Week 6

Derek Fletcher 2-3-5 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 6

Nick Baldwin 5-1-2 (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) – Week 6

Phil Adams 5-4-3 (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) – Week 6

Richard Berry 3-5-3 (Croft Nomads) – Week 6

Richard Jones 5-2-1 (Berinsfield SC A) – Week 6

Scott Humphries 2-2-5 (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) – Week 6

Stephen J Fisher 5-2-3 (The Oak Didcot) – Week 6

Steve Enock 3-1-5 (Croft Nomads) – Week 6

Trevor Harrhy 4-2-5 (Abingdon United C) – Week 6

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Summer 2024 Week 5 Results

Match Results

P/A – Bystander A 3 – Steventon Sports SC A 3;-Legs (25-25, 22-26, 26-22)

P/A – Croft Nomads 6 – Berinsfield SC A 0;-Legs (23-15, 22-20, 26-22)

P/A – Plum Pudding 3 – Red Lion Drayton 3;-Legs (23-23, 17-28, 24-21)

P/A – The Vine Cumnor 4 – College Oak A 2;-Legs (22-20, 21-18, 20-21)

B – Abingdon RBL 4 – The Plough Long Wittenham 2;-Legs (11-4, 12-10, 8-9)

B – Abingdon United C 3 – Harwellian B 3;-Legs (16-16, 13-13, 16-16)

B – Stanford in the Vale FC 5 – Fleur de Lys A, Hagbourne 1;-Legs (11-8, 10-10, 14-12)

B – The Fox Denchworth 3 – The Bell A Grove 3;-Legs (13-13, 12-15, 15-13)

B – The Grapes B 2 – The Croft Bar 4;-Legs (17-10, 7-9, 11-14)

C – Boundary House 5 – The Prince of Wales Shippon 1;-Legs (17-10, 12-12, 13-11)

C – The Bell B Grove 4 – The Bear and Ragged Staff Cumnor 2;-Legs (7-11, 18-14, 15-12)

C – The Oak Didcot 1 – Abingdon Con Club 5;-Legs (9-9, 11-14, 10-16)

C – The Waggon and Horses Southmoor 4 – The Grapes A 2;-Legs (14-15, 14-12, 10-8)

D – Berinsfield SC B 2 – The Chequers Charney 4;-Legs (10-7, 8-11, 11-16)

D – College Oak B 2 – The Midget 4;-Legs (8-13, 12-14, 9-8)

D – Harwellian A 4 – The Plough Hanney 2;-Legs (10-16, 15-12, 11-9)

D – The Lamb A Wantage 2 – Brewery Tap 4;-Legs (3-9, 11-10, 10-11)

D – The Queens Arms 2 – Red Lion B Drayton 4;-Legs (9-7, 9-11, 12-16)

E – Bystander B 4 – RAL SC 2;-Legs (10-9, 5-4, 7-8)

E – Hanney RBL 4 – The Lamb B Wantage 2;-Legs (10-14, 11-7, 14-4)

E – North Star A Steventon 2 – The Wheatsheaf Didcot 4;-Legs (9-8, 8-14, 7-13)

E – Steventon Sports SC B 6 – Marcham Centre A 0;-Legs (9-7, 9-7, 10-6)

F – Fleur de Lys B Hagbourne 6 – Horse and Jockey B Stanford i-t-V 0 – FORFEIT

F – Marcham Centre B 2 – WADS Bar 4;-Legs (8-16, 7-16, 16-13)

F – Sutton Courtenay FC 4 – Bystander C 2;-Legs (12-7, 9-16, 10-9)

F – The Plough Appleton 2 – North Star B Steventon 4;-Legs (8-9, 9-10, 4-3)

Blobbers

Andrew Shallis (The Plough Long Wittenham), David Mills (Brewery Tap), Elly Reiszner (Harwellian A), Ken Tombs (Marcham Centre B), Liz Dowthwaite (The Plough Appleton), Mike Prime (Brewery Tap), Nick Howe (The Lamb B Wantage), Pamela Edwards (Stanford in the Vale FC), Paul Absolon (Fleur de Lys A, Hagbourne), Richard Brown (Red Lion B Drayton), Sandra Buchanan (The Lamb A Wantage), Sean Paul (North Star B Steventon), Steven Firn (North Star A Steventon), Tom Turner (Bystander B).

Sixers

Once again no sixers this week so here are the best of the rest.

Fivers

Alan Bell 4-5-5 (Croft Nomads) – Week 5

Barry Townsend 5-2-3 (Croft Nomads) – Week 5

Dan Foulks 5-4-1 (WADS Bar) – Week 5

Dave Hudson 5-2-2 (Bystander A) – Week 5

David Harris 2-5-2 (The Prince of Wales Shippon) – Week 5

Ed Wilkinson 5-2-2 (The Plough Hanney) – Week 5

Ian Brook 2-4-5 (Croft Nomads) – Week 5

Joe Moxon 5-0-2 (RAL SC) – Week 5

Lee Brown 5-1-2 (The Grapes B) – Week 5

Liam Brooks 1-5-3 (The Bell B Grove) – Week 5

Robert Baker 4-5-0 (North Star B Steventon) – Week 5

Roly Bunce 2-4-5 (The Chequers Charney) – Week 5

Terry Downes 1-3-5 (Plum Pudding) – Week 5

 

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Summer 2024 Week 4 Results

Match Results

P/A – Steventon Sports SC A 1 – Croft Nomads 5;  Legs (20-26, 24-24, 20-24),

P/A – College Oak A 2 – Abingdon Utd@ConClub 4;  Legs (20-21, 23-26, 23-19),

P/A – Plum Pudding 6 – The Vine Cumnor 0;  Legs (23-17, 23-21, 23-20),

P/A – Red Lion Drayton 6 – Berinsfield SC A 0;  Legs (30-16, 26-22, 22-21),

B – Fleur de Lys A, Hagbourne 4 – Abingdon RBL 2;  Legs (15-12, 13-17, 14-13),

B – Harwellian B 1 – Stanford in the Vale FC 5;  Legs (12-12, 15-16, 13-17),

B – The Bell A Grove 4 – The Plough Long Wittenham 2;  Legs (17-11, 17-19, 17-15),

B – The Croft Bar 4 – Abingdon United C 2;  Legs (11-17, 15-14, 14-12),

B – The Fox Denchworth 2 – The Grapes B 4;  Legs (6-15, 11-12, 10-9),

C – Abingdon Con Club 4 – The Prince of Wales Shippon 2;  Legs (8-7, 13-11, 6-8),

C – Eight Bells Eaton 6 – The Bell B Grove 0;  Legs (16-11, 12-10, 16-13),

C – The Bear and Ragged Staff Cumnor 5 – The Waggon and Horses Southmoor 1;  Legs (13-13, 14-12, 12-9),

C – The Grapes A 3 – Boundary House 3;  Legs (11-11, 9-16, 19-11),

D – Berinsfield SC B 4 – The Lamb A Wantage 2;  Legs (13-10, 16-10, 8-10),

D – Brewery Tap 2 – Red Lion B Drayton 4;  Legs (11-10, 11-14, 9-15),

D – The Chequers Charney 6 – The Midget 0;  Legs (14-13, 15-11, 9-7),

D – The Plough Hanney 3 – College Oak B 3;  Legs (9-9, 16-14, 10-12),

D – The Queens Arms 2 – Harwellian A 4;  Legs (9-12, 7-9, 8-7),

E – Bystander B 2 – Steventon Sports SC B 4;  Legs (11-13, 9-8, 12-13),

E – Marcham Centre A 2 – North Star A Steventon 4;  Legs (12-8, 6-14, 7-11),

E – The Lamb B Wantage 6 – Horse & Jockey A 0;  Legs (12-7, 13-3, 12-4),

E – The Wheatsheaf Didcot 4 – Hanney RBL 2;  Legs (15-13, 10-6, 12-13),

F – Bystander C 4 – Grove RFC 2;  Legs (12-7, 9-7, 6-11),

F – Horse and Jockey B Stanford i-t-V 3 – Sutton Courtenay FC 3;  Legs (10-10, 6-2, 5-10),

F – North Star B Steventon 1 – WADS Bar 5;  Legs (11-11, 9-13, 10-13),

F – The Plough Appleton 0 – Fleur de Lys B Hagbourne 6;  Legs (3-9, 8-10, 5-14).

Blobbers

A Fletcher (Hanney RBL), , Abigail Ray (Horse & Jockey A), , Adam Binks (The Queens Arms), , Brad Davis (Horse & Jockey A), , Chloe O’Keefe (Bystander C), , John Colgrave (North Star B Steventon), , Jorge Eversion (Grove RFC), , Keith Smith (Sutton Courtenay FC), , Lynne Mainstone (North Star B Steventon), , Max Wheatley (The Queens Arms), , Nigel Hibberd (Abingdon Con Club), , Rhys Lewis (The Plough Appleton), , Richard Whittaker (Marcham Centre A), , Shaun Dominic (The Prince of Wales Shippon), , Spencer Walton (Berinsfield SC B), , Steven Pottenger (Marcham Centre A).

Sixers

Like buses you wait 3 weeks then 3 come at once!

David Dix (Abingdon Utd@ConClub), Rick Fletcher (Steventon Sports SC A), Stuart Wilson (Berinsfield SC A).

Fivers

Alan Bell 5-3-2 (Croft Nomads) – Week 4

Billy Collett 5-2-3 (The Plough Long Wittenham) – Week 4

Darren Bennett 5-3-4 (The Wheatsheaf Didcot) – Week 4

David Butler 2-2-5 (Croft Nomads) – Week 4

David Sapey 4-5-3 (Abingdon RBL) – Week 4

Derek Fletcher 5-2-1 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 4

John Thomas 1-5-1 (Berinsfield SC B) – Week 4

Matt Dingle 1-3-5 (The Vine Cumnor) – Week 4

Mick Brown 5-3-1 (The Grapes B) – Week 4

Phil Adams 5-5-5 (Abingdon Utd@ConClub) – Week 4

Phil Johnson 5-3-1 (Brewery Tap) – Week 4

Rob Bartholomew 0-5-3 (The Lamb B Wantage) – Week 4

Scott Tabor 5-2-3 (Red Lion Drayton) – Week 4

Steve Enock 2-3-5 (Croft Nomads) – Week 4

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Important Competition News

At a meeting of the Committee on Monday 20th May  a number of important decisions were agreed which affect our 2024 Competitions. These affect all entrants already received and those which teams or individuals were about to make about entering. 

Despite extending the closing date until yesterday we are still well down on the entries particularly for the team events which were scheduled to take place on Sunday June 9th. With only 2 confirmed entries for the team 5’s, 3 entries for the Team 4’s and 5 entries for the Red Drive 3’s competition the Committee decided to postpone the Sunday June 9th competitions until later in the Summer. We really can’t justify staging competitions where the number of entries do not make the Competitions meaningful.

We decided to extend the entry date with a new closing date of Sunday June 16th (Father’s Day) for all Competitions and subject to the number of entries received by that date we hope that we can re-arrange a suitable date and venue to hold these team competitions which have been held annually for over 50 years!!

Entries for all Competitions will remain open until this mid June date and we already have a better level of entry for both the pairs and singles competitions which, together with the Captains and Secretaries Competitions will take place in early August as planned. All Competitions will, as agreed, at the AGM, earlier in the year still be held on Sundays.

The Committee also discussed the planned competitions exclusively for teams in Section B and below for which no entries have yet been received. Again we are keen to hold at least pairs and singles competitions for players in Sections B, C, D , E and F to encourage as many people as possible playing Competitions and we are proposing new trophies for these this year.

Finally on Competitions we are encouraged by the number of newcomers to our league this year and to recognise that we are looking to possibly hold another couple of Competitions (you will note that we are never put off entirely despite the lack of entries) so later this year we are looking to stage a ladies pairs competition open to all registered lady players (mixed from any team) and an under 25’s competition again open to all registered players. We will post entry forms for these two proposed new  competitions together with the very flexible rules in the next few days.

Finally Competitions are an essential part of our heritage and we don’t want to lose them, we actually want more not less hence our discussions and decisions taken at Committee tonight. 

So please get your entries in too many is not a problem too few is!

It’s the old adage it you don’t enter, the Competitions may not be viable this year and into the future, and they are a significant part of our heritage!

The trophies both team and individual also represent a very sizeable cost to the Association so that has to be justified because it’s your money we spend! So, the more entries the merrier is certainly true in this case.

Remember entry costs only £1 per person for all of our competitions so buy your ticket to enter now!!!

(Chairman’s Remarks: – it’s a cliche but competitions can test your mettle so much more than a weekly game, as Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor from the darts world said “You can’t practice ******** yourself” – to be a better player practice only goes so far, competitions sorts the cool from the collapsing which also means it can be anyone’s win. Get your entries in and see if you have the ‘right stuff’.)

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